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František Palacký Monument, Prague; Head of Franz Kafka; Holy Trinity Column, Malá Strana; Jan Hus Memorial; Josef Dobrovský Monument; Kohl's Fountain; Kranner's Fountain; Libuše and Přemysl; Lumír and Píseň; Marian column Old Town Square; Memorial to the Victims of Communism; Obelisk (Prague Castle) Piss; Polibek (Petřín) Réva; Slavín
The National Gallery Prague (Czech: Národní galerie Praha, NGP), formerly the National Gallery in Prague (Národní galerie v Praze), is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions.
City of Prague Museum; National Museum. Lapidarium, Prague; Náprstek Museum; Ethnographic Museum of the National Museum Czech Museum of Music Jewish Museum in Prague. Ceremonial Hall of the Prague Jewish Burial Society; Maisel Synagogue; Pinkas Synagogue; Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral (The National Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich ...
An estimated 150,000 people gathered on Wenceslas Square, and skirmishes with police developed. A group of provocateurs then attacked the Prague office of the Soviet airline Aeroflot, located on the street. The vandalism served as a pretext for reprisals and the period of so-called normalization.
Lobkowicz Collections o.p.s. also administers lending of artworks to exhibitions. Since 1993, over 200 works of art have been lent to museums in the Czech Republic and abroad, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, the Royal Academy of Art in London and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Old Town Square (Czech: Staroměstské náměstí [ˈstaroˌmɲɛstskɛː ˈnaːmɲɛsciː] or colloquially Staromák [ˈstaromaːk] ⓘ) is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located between Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge.
Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad; [ˈpraʃskiː ˈɦrat]) is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia , Holy Roman emperors , and presidents of Czechoslovakia .
The basilica features an impressive stone mosaic above its entry, and its twin 58 m towers can be seen atop a hill to the south from along the Vltava River in central Prague. [1] Behind the church is located large park and Vyšehrad cemetery, the final resting place of many famous Czechs, including author Karel Čapek and composer Antonín ...